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Following his tragic and violent death, fans took to the streets to remember Lennon. One shot captures a group of mourners outside Lennon's apartment building, the Dakota, on December 9. The flag was flown at half-mast, which is usually done to…

The NYCPL was built at the site of a shutdown reservoir because it was a public place that people frequently visited and the builders wanted the library to take the place of this park.

This is the cover of the magazine which first published Margaret Oliphant's piece, "The Library Window." Oliphant's piece was the first story to be read when opening this issue. I just find it interesting because when looking at the cover, it is very…

Cooks Children's Hospital is particularly close to the Dallas-Fortworth area. It is one of the main contributors to Camp John Marc as it brings campers in from the hospital. It is important because it brings the city surrounding camp into the life…

This item consists of an 1869 review of Little Women published by The Athenaeum, and a review of a biography about Luisa May Alcott from The Independent, which elegantly discusses Alcott’s writing, primarily Little Women. Together the two reviews…

This an image of the construction of the london metropolitan railway. At the time it was the first underground railway in the world. In the image one can see the men hard at work who at the time were probably working long hours in unsafe conditions.

In the video, Martin Luther King is making his famous "I have a dream" speech. He addresses the issue of segregation by talking of his dream of the future. A future where people of all races will be able to live together in harmony. Where people will…